there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
feature of the season; something characteristic of a particular season; poem about natural scenery or a particular season
Arima Kinen (Arima Commemorative; major 2500m race for 3yo thoroughbred horses)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
then; well; so; well then
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
special; particular; peculiar; unique
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
number one; first; best; most; game; round
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)